Old firearms ad

[ajamils]

$120 for a brand new Spanish 10 gauge side by side shotgun.
$28 for a brand new .30-06 Springfield Enfield Model 1917,

It’s a real shame that I was still in diapers in the early 1950s. Otherwise, all this could have been mine.

Were the diapers even invented in 50s ?

 

[Ridge Runner]

Were the diapers even invented in 50s ?

I "think" they were cloth diapers.
Won't say how I "might have" come to that conclusion.
I am hoping some of those questionable baby pictures are no longer around.

 

[Ridge Runner]

No such problems here. None of my relatives could have fronted the money to us. Great-grandad had been deceased for about 50 years. Grandad lost almost everything during the Great Depression. Hard work had brought him back to solvency, but there was not much money for frivolous purchases. I did have one "rich uncle" who could have helped, but his wealth wouldn't arrive until the mid-1960s. Maybe we could stop off in 1965 and borrow money from him before proceeding on to 1950?

Dad actually sold a gun during the time-frame of this advertisement; a German Luger that he'd brought back from the war. I think that he got around $50 for it; try buying one for that now. People forget that there were still rough spots after the war, and the economic recovery was nowhere near steady, with some lean times sprinkled amongst the good. He always regretted selling it, but with the needs of a growing family, it made sense to him at the time.

With the itinerary I have in mind to gather the funds for this project we should be okay.

Oh and we'll need to acquire a couple of big game guns for African safaris circa mid to late 1800's. After all why just focus on Klien's ad when we can include a little side trip before returning to present day.